The Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small diving duck which breeds across much of Canada and Alaska and winters across large areas of the United States and Mexico. The first 8 shots shown here were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in December, 2007, with a Canon EOS 40D and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. The image shown here shows a small group of males with one female.

In the image shown here, a female is in front, flapping her wings after a dive.

The male shown here is preening.

The female Bufflehead shown here was a wintering bird which had not yet departed for the breeding grounds. This shot was taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in April, 2008, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender.

The next seven images of Bufflehead were taken at Lake Walter Long in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in December, 2013.